Course Content and Outcome Guide for ITP 230 Effective Winter 2017

Course Description

Explores the basic concepts of linguistics as they pertain to ASL. Analyzes and discusses phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, language use, and sociolinguistic structure of ASL. Explores current research in ASL. Prerequisites: Admission into Sign Language Interpretation Program and instructor permission.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of this course students should be able to:

Discuss and explain the parallels between structural features of language, particularly English and American Sign Language, for the purpose of defining and demonstrating that ASL is a language.